Design Manager - Lead Creative Team (Flexible Hours)

Zachary Daniels Recruitment; Middlewich; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare for employee and/or

Birthday day off

Company holiday apartment

Corporate football club box

Flexible working

35-hour week

Job summary

Zachary Daniels Recruitment is partnering with an award-winning, fast-growing licensed gifting and collectibles business in Cheshire to recruit a Design Manager on a maternity cover.

You will lead a creative team, maintain momentum on the 2027 roadmap, deliver great products on time, and coordinate with the CEO, Sales and Marketing, with flexible working and a strong work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Excellent people manager with strong organizational skills.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and design software.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of designers.
• Manage workloads, priorities and capacity to keep projects moving.
• Provide creative direction, feedback and product/packaging sign-off.
• Run regular 1-to-1s and weekly creative team meetings.
• Work with the CEO, Sales and Marketing to align product launches.
• Manage relationships with key brand and licensing partners.
• Oversee high-profile projects across sports, entertainment and other licensed categories.
• Support, coach and develop the team, dealing with people issues when required.

Skills

People management

Creative direction

Product development

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Zachary Daniels Recruitment is partnering with an award-winning, fast-growing licensed gifting and collectibles business in Cheshire to recruit a Design Manager on a maternity cover.

You will lead a creative team, maintain momentum on the 2027 roadmap, deliver great products on time, and coordinate with the CEO, Sales and Marketing, with flexible working and a strong work-life balance.